Greeting card and envelope assembly



A. SUGAR GREETING CARD AND ENVELOPE ASSEMBLY Filed Feb. 20, 194.7

Patented Dec. 13, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GREETING CARD ANDENVELOPE ASSEMBLY Aaron. Phila.delphi3,,.1 a,.

Application February 20, 1947*, Serial No. 729,772

2 Glaims.

This invention relates to a combined greeting card and envelopeassembly, and more particularly to the envelope incorporating thereon aprice-markingtab which is readily visible in thesimilar enclosureadapted to be inserted within the envelope, which tab is readily visiblein the collated condition of the envelope and greeting card sothat anyprice marking on the tab may be readily seen by the purchaser and thedealer; and which requires-no extraneous attaching means involvingtedious operations andresult ing in mutilation and defacement of thegreeting card and/or envelope. The. tab is readily severable from theclosure flap following the thereof to the consumer without affecting thenormal functioning of the closure flap, which is preferablydesignedtopresent. a pleasant and symmetrical appearance following the detachmentf the price-marking tab therefrom.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a combined envelopeand insert assembly therefor, embodying a price-marking tab on theenvelope. A plurality of such units are clearly visible in the displayracks in which these are placed and require no auxiliary paper clips tomaintain them in cooperative position. The elimination of such clipsresults in time-saving operations at the time of assembly of the units,prevents the mutilation of the cards and/or the envelopes which oftentakes place as a re sult of the impression of the clips thereon, or therusting thereof, and further eliminates the insecurity of the priceidentification resulting from accidental detachment of the price tagsfrom the combined assemblies.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a price-marking tabfor greeting card and envelope assembly which is secure and reliable inoperation, and which presents substantially no additional cost in themanufacture of the assembly in view of only the slight difference fromconventional envelope manufacture which is involved in the provision ofthe improved expedient presented herein.

Other objects and purposes will appear from the detailed description ofthe invention following hereinafter, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing wherein Fig. 1 is a front view of a greeting cardand envelope assembly in accordance with the present invention;

Fig; 2. is aplan view of the back face of the envelope. which is adaptedto be combined with the greeting card for display purposes, as shown inFig. 1:

Fig. 3 shows the upper portion: of the envelope with the closure flap inopen condition following the detachment or severance of the price tabtherefrom and preparatory to the insertion of' the greeting card intothe main body pocket of the envelope preparatory to-the closure and/ orsealing thereof; and

Fig. 4 shows the inside upper portion of the envelope bianlr inaccordance with the invention.

Fig. '1 shows the greeting card combined with the enclosing envelope I'Dtherefor as the latter is collated, that is, inserted between the bottomtwo flaps of" the card for display purposes, at which time it is desiredthat the price of the cardbe identified therewith. The envelope isinserted with its back face uppermost, as shown in- Fig.2, namely withthe bottom flap I l= lateral flaps |='8- and I9 and the-closure flap 2being in display position. In such position, the price tab- I3, on whichmay be written or imprinted the price of the card or other desiredindicia, is visible in the upper right hand corner of the envelope asshownin Fig. 1 so that apurehaser' may readily see the price of the cardwithout necessitating the opening thereof.

The envelope may be constructed in any conventional manner and as shownin the drawing the main body pocket is formed by the front face 20 overwhich are folded the lateral flaps I8 and I9 along folding lines 23 and22, respectively, and the bottom flap H. The closure flap I2 isconnected to the upper edge of the main body pocket along the foldingline 2| and is provided with adhesive coatings 24 along the outer edgesto permit a sealing of the envelope.

The price-tab l3, which is formed at one corner of the closure flap I 2,is connected to the main body of the flap by a line of perforations I4extending from the edge 2| to the outer edge of the flap and is readilyseverable by the purchaser or the dealer following the sale of thecombined greeting card unit. This tearing is facilitated by the cut l5extending inwardly from the edge of the envelope along line 2|, whichcut is formed in the stamping or die-cutting of the envelope blank asshown in Fig. 4, so that only a single tear along the line ofperforation I4 is necessary to detach the tab 3 from the closure flap ofthe envelope. In order to render the envelope symmetrical following thedetachment of the tab 3, the opposite corner of the closure flap at I 6is provided with a cut-out portion which is congruous to the outline ofthe tab l3 so that in the ultimate form of the envelope the closure flappresents a symmetrical appearance as shown in Fig. 3. Also preferablythe top edges of the lateral flaps I8 and I9 coincide with the foldingline 2| beyond the inward terminals of the cut l5 and the correspondingcut-out l6 at the opposite end of the closure flap so that the flap l2when superposed over the rear face of the envelope provides a completeoverlapping of the flap over the latter. 7

As may be seen from the drawings, the size of the tab 53 is sufficientlylarge to provide a visible marking of the price without affecting thenormal functioning of the closure flap following its detachment, and asshown, this marking tab is no more than 5% of the surface of the closureflap and is preferably more nearly half this size.

Some of the advantages of the invention may be realized by providing adetachable price-tab at one corner of the closure flap of the envelopewithout a corresponding cut-out portion at the opposite end of theclosure flap to impart symmetry to the structure, but the maximumadvantages and the most pleasing appearance of the unit are attained byan arrangement as illustrated in the drawing, which is a preferredembodiment of the invention.

While I have described m invention as embodied in a specific form and asoperating in a specific manner for purposes of illustration, it shouldbe understood that I do not limit my invention thereto, since variousmodifications will suggest themselves to those skilled in the artWithout departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which isset forth in the annexed claims.

I claim:

1. An envelope comprising a main body pocket and a closure flap thereforhinged thereto along a fold line, and a readily detachable tab formed inthe corner of said closure flap adjacent to said fold line and whollywithin the outline of said flap and envelope and constituting a minorproportion of the area of said closure flap and hearing indicia on theoutside surface thereof, said tab having one edge defined by a weakenedline, extending from an edge of said flap to said fold line and anotheredge flush with said fold line which tab upon severance from the flapdoes not affect the normal functioning thereof, said closure flap havinga cut-out portion adjacent to said fold line at the end thereof oppositesaid tab and congruent thereto to impart a symmetrical appearance tosaid envelope subsequent to the severence of said tab.

2. The combined unit of a folded greeting card and an envelope ofgreater dimensions than said card for the enclosure thereof adapted tobe interleaved therein so that an edge of the envelope protrudes beyondsaid card and presents pricemarking indicia at the upper part of saidedge which is visible in the display racks containing such combinedunits, said envelope formed of a main body pocket and a closure flaptherefor hinged thereto along a fold line at said protruding edge, and areadily detachable tab of small area formed in the upper exposed cornerof said flap and Wholly within the outline of said flap and envelope andbearing price-marking indicia a on the outside thereof, said tab havingone edge defined by a weakened line extending from an edge of said flapto said fold line and another edge out flush with said fold line whichtab is readily severable following the sale of said com-.

ance to said envelope following the severance of said tab therefrom.

AARON SUGAR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,177,886 Newcomb Apr. 4, 19162,044,541 Nigoul Jan. 15, 1936 2,292,924 Bourke Aug. 11, 1942 2,336,867

Huber Dec. 14, 1943

